Can I eat beetroot after it has bolted?

[growerkari]

My first year at growing beetroot, we had a few earlier in the season, which were nice, but my second sowing have all bolted, would they still be ok to eat or are they destined for the heap?

[pdblake]

They usually go a bit woody but sometimes they're alright for pickling.

[rustylady]

Did they make any bulbs, or have they just produced flowers?

[growerkari]

They have nice big, tennis ball sized roots, they have buds on the flower stems, but no flowers yet

[veggiechicken]

Pull them and try them!! Some may be a bit tough but they'll only get worse if you leave them to flower. They won't poison you but may blunt your teeth if they're too old

[rustylady]

Lift them before they get any further. Cook them and see what they're like.

[growerkari]

Thank you everyone, I have pulled them up, cleaned them and will bake them later and see how they taste

[Snadger]

I would think that like anything else thats bolted they will have a fibrous central core. If they are large and you can be bothered, there will should be quite a bit of edible meat around this central core?